Tom Hardy is starring on a new FX series, 'Taboo'

Tom Hardy and his father
wrote the story "Tabook" is based on.Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images

Tom Hardy is coming to the small screen.

The "Mad Max: Fury Road" and "Inception" actor is starring and
executive producing his own event series for FX and BBC One
titled "Taboo."

The eight-episode series starts shooting this week in London,
according to a press release from the networks.

The show stars Hardy as James Keziah Delaney. James
returns to 1814 London after 10 years in Africa to discover that
he has been left a mysterious legacy by his father. Driven to
wage war on those who have wronged him, Delaney finds himself in
a face-off against the East India Company, while playing a
dangerous game between two warring nations — Britain and
America.

The series' cast includes Michael Kelly ("House of
Cards"), Jonathan Pryce ("Pirates of the
Caribbean"), Oona Chaplin ("The Hour"), and David Hayman
("Macbeth").

Commissioned by BBC One and co-produced with FX, "Taboo"
was created by Steven Knight ("Peaky Blinders,"
"Locke") from a story co-written by Hardy and
his father, Chips Hardy, who will act as a consulting
producer. Kristoffer Nyholm (Danish TV series
"The Killing") will direct.